Famous Wisconsinites

Famous Wisconsinites

Selected Famous Natives and Residents (alive and dead)

Famous Wisconsinites

Selected Famous Natives and Residents (alive and dead)

Joseph McCarthy

Joseph McCarthy - U.S. Senator from Wisconsin; was born on November 14, 1908 in Grand Chute, Wisconsin.
Best known as the visible public face of a period in the United States in which Cold War tensions fueled fears of widespread Communist subversion.
Ultimately, the smear tactics that McCarthy used led him to be censured by the U.S. Senate.

The term "McCarthyism", coined in 1950 in reference to McCarthy's practices, was soon applied to similar anti-communist activities.
Today, the term is used in reference to what are considered demagogic, reckless, and unsubstantiated accusations, as well as public attacks on the character or patriotism of political opponents.
McCarthy was Wisconsin's U.S. Senator between January 3, 1947 – May 2, 1957.